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Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t3.5

Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t3.5

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c28.s6.t3.5

***kāṭa-*** (*kāṭṭa-*) is analysed as *kāṭu* (stem) + *a* (genitive suffix). The consonant *-ṭ-* is not doubled. Cf. LT *kaḷḷiyaṉ-kāṭṭa* 'of the spurge jungle' (*Aka.* 53:7, 97:1).